Molėtai District Municipality

The Molėtai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Molėtai District Municipality Molėtų rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
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Location of Molėtai district municipality within Lithuania
Map of Molėtai district municipality
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Utena County
Capital	Molėtai
Elderships	11
Area
• Total	1,368 km2 (528 sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	17,222
• Rank	48th
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Rank	56th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	383
Major settlements	Molėtai (pop. 5,716)
Website	www.moletai.lt

Molėtai is known for its many lakes. There are about 220 lakes in the district and they cover about 7% of the total territory. Since it is only about 60 km north of Vilnius, many Vilnians own summer homes there. The area offers many recreational opportunities. It is easy to reach Molėtai because there is a highway connecting Vilnius and Utena which divides the district into two almost equal parts. Since there is little industry, the district is proud of its lack of pollution. The land is not very fertile^{[citation needed]}, therefore the district's government is focused on developing tourism.

Another natural resource of the district are its forests which cover about 26.6% of its territory.

Structure

District structure:

• 1 city – Molėtai;
• 5 towns – Alanta, Balninkai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai and Joniškis;
• 928 villages.

Population of largest Molėtai District Municipality elderships (2011):

• Molėtai – 6434
• Giedraičiai – 684
• Naujasodis – 496
• Suginčiai – 426
• Toliejai – 379
• Videniškiai – 368
• Alanta – 348
• Balninkai – 319
• Joniškis – 258
• Inturkė – 237

Nature and geography

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  Landscape near Alanta
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  Baltieji Lakajai
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  Kertuojis mound
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  Kiementas lake

References

1. https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx ^{[bare URL]}

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